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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1928

Page

6

Local residents visit relatives and friends in nearby towns

The column lists numerous visits and short trips by residents to Dallas Bonham Denison Sherman Gainesville and other towns. Individuals include Mrs W L Stowers Ray Manning Wade Hampton Mrs H M Curry Fitz Bryant Mrs Mary Perkinson Grover Gillett Roy Clark Miss Louise Sears Miss Pernie Badgett Mrs Robert Sears Weldon Gladys Wilson Effie Jarvis Roy Miller Leo Rideout Mrs Oscar Ryan Mrs Ellis May Howard Brodhead and others visiting relatives or friends across the area.

Miss Margreta Fender Visited Family Over Weekend

Miss Margreta Fender, a Texarkana teacher, spent the weekend with her parents Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Fender, in the local area.

Margreta Fender Texarkana J. F. Fender

Local notes on visits and gatherings around town

Community life roundup lists visits by Rev. J. L. Truett in Denison, Em Montgomery in Clovis, N M, and travel stops at Pierce and Sons Cafe in McKinney. It notes weddings, family visits, church appointments, and a farmer reporting early cotton blooms with no pests. Includes optometrist R L Johnson offering eye fittings.

Bryants Plan Summer in Colorado Springs

Mr and Mrs C B Bryant Sr left this week for Colorado Springs Colorado where they will spend the summer. Mr and Mrs R H May and son Joe Thomas arrived Sunday from a two month visit in West Texas where May is buying corn for the Kimbell Milling Company. F E Douglas returned Sunday from Minneapolis Minnesota after attending a Rotary International convention as representative of the Whitewright Rotary Club. Co F Clark returned to his Leonard home after a visit. Joe Thomas Meador went home with him for a visit.

Roy Clark Leonard Whitewright C. B. Bryant Sr Colorado Springs Colo R. H. May Joe Thomas West Texas May Kimbell Milling Company F. E. Douglas Minneapolis Minn Rotary International Cc. F. Clark Joe Thomas Meador

Mrs Boyd and daughter Visit Mrs Hamilton in County

Mrs. Robert Boyd and her Dallas daughter spent several days with Mrs. Joe Hamilton while Mr. Boyd and Mr. Hamilton attended to business interests in Lubbock County.

Robert Boyd Dallas Joe Hamilton Mr. Boyd Mr. Hamilton Lubbock County

Last Survivor of Confederate Era in Congress

Major Charles Manly Stedman of the Greensboro N C district faced renomination after twenty years in the House. He is the lone Confederate veteran in Congress, widely beloved for his service under Lee and his multiple wounds. If he lives, he will again serve, celebrated each session on his birthday with bipartisan appreciation.

Greensboro N. C Charles Manly Stedman Lee Appomattox Major Stedman

Tribute to the Grand Old Man of the Old South

The Houston Post-Dispatch notes Major Stedman, age 87, remains mentally sharp and physically active while faithfully carrying out his official duties.

Imous Old South Major Stedman Houston Post-Dispatch

Tarring Sheep Noses To Foil Flies On Warm Days

The U S Department of Agriculture notes sheep bunching and nose contact with ground soil to deter a fly that lays larvae near nostrils. Dust from dusty pens irritates respiratory tracts. shade and clean bedding reduce losses. Pine tar on nostrils during fly season may prevent maggot deposition. methods include tar placed near salt or a tar smeared V trough for nose contact.

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Want Column Ad Says 25 Words or Less 25c

A compact want column ad offers results with a 25 word limit and a 25 cent rate guiding buyers and sellers to concise notices in print.

Printer perfects phonograph riding snowbound streetcar

T. W. Small, a Cleveland Plain Dealer printer, creates an automatic phonograph that can play music for hours, switching records every forty five seconds as long as power is supplied. The device resembles a squirrel cage with stacked records and a rotating arm, and it runs with a single button.

Cleveland Ohio T. W. Small Cleveland Plain Dealer Small Automatic Talking Machine Company Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company

Telegram Warns Victim During Robbery At Chicago Office

Miss Natalie Barta Lan runs a Western Union branch in Chicago when a man hands her a threatening telegram during a robbery. The note orders silence and promises a shooting if she screams. Cash and checks totaling $273 are taken during the incident.

Chicago Natalie Bartalan Miss Bartalan Western Union Telegraph Company

Printing and Engraving Services Offered at The Sun Office

All kinds of printing and engraving are obtainable at The Sun office at reasonable prices for readers and advertisers alike.

Sun

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wjlocals W. L. Stowers Waxahachie Ray Manning Bonham Sunday Wade Hampton Denison J. Pierce & Sons Fountain J. H. Reeves W. L. Mangrum Fitz Bryant Mary Perkinson Chandler Grover Gillett W. F. Holland Bonham Louise Sears Pernie Badgett Sherman Robert Sears P. J. Pierce & Sons Cafe Holmes Connelly Trenton B. G. Gowdy Byron Sears Broken Arrow Oklo Weldon Gladys Wilson Gainesville Effie Jarvis of Hubbard Lucille Harris Roy Miller Leo Rideout Oscar Ryan Chillicothe S. T. Montgomery Howard Brodhead Children of Max Pope Will Evans Gomer May and Son Marian Barbee Jack Webster Jim Greer Hempstead Miss Marian Barbee Buick Motor Company Flint, Michigan General Motors Corporation Sherman, Texas Gordon’s Cash Grocery Guy Dillon Hillsboro W. A. Kirkpatrick Frank Spindle J. F. Spindle J. L. Truett Sunnyside Baptist Church Cecil Keith R. E. Hickman Mexia Eugene Melver Bailey Mrs. Lloyd Wright Mt. Pleasant Lloyd’s Mrs Frank Wright W. L. McCord Madill, Okla S. O. Chambers Olan Bush Anna Pierce & Sons Cafe McKinney Em Montgomery Clovis, N. M G. W. Pope R. L. Johnson Elizabeth Caston Mrs. L. P. Sears Mrs. Frank Smith of Mr. Smith R. K. Smith Ernest Burnham Sanger Mr. Burnham M. A. Burnham H. M. Cowling Southern Methodist University Irvin Fulton Congress Lloyd Moore Whitewright, Texas E. M. Barron Central State Bank Bldg DRS Jno. T. Nall Sears C" Nall New South Texas Mangrum Bros Planters National Bank Painter Garland Gas Ranges Ironton Heaters Pittsburg L. LaRoe & Company
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